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The Meaning of 144,000 in Revelation of the Bible, the New testament.

TITLE: 
The Meaning of 144,000 in Revelation of the Bible.
AUTHOR:
SEOK WOO YANG, MD & PhD
CONTACT:
E mail: soplab@outlook.kr
DATE:
2018.12.12, revision: 2020.04.11
REFERENCE:
<God’s Code hidden in Korean Words>  Author: SEOK WOO YANG.
CONTENT:
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 In the Old Testament, Yahweh appointed 12 tribes in Israel. 

 In the New Testament, Jesus accompanied 12 disciples. 

 In the chapter 14, verse 1st of Revelation in the New Testament, it is said, "Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads.

 The number 144,000 can be produced by multiplying 12 and 12 and 1,000. 

 We may have a question about why God used the number 144,000 as a metaphor.

 About this question, the author interpreted this in terms of the oriental/Chinese word, 12( 十; ten, 10,  二; two; 2).

 The oriental/Chinese word, 12, is composed of 10, ten and 2, two, which can be interpreted from two viewpoints: 
 [1] The 1st 10 and the 2nd 10:
  12 means the twice of ten, namely the 1st 10 and the 2nd 10.
 In the perspective of the Bible, the first 10 represents the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament and the second 10 signifies Jesus' Cross. 
 [2] The 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 disciples of Jesus:  
  12 signifies the 12 tribes of Israel in the Old Testament and Jesus' 12 disciples in the New Testament.

  The oriental/Chinese word, 1,000 is 

  As the author published,  is composed of Jesus' Cross,  '十' and Holy Spirit,  ‘/’. This meaning is consistent with 'Reign with Christ for a thousand years' <Revelation 20:4> and 'But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection'<Revelation 20:5>.  Holy Spirit,  ‘/’ is a mediator for Jesus' resurrection and ensuing our Christians' resurrection.

 In summary, as an author's opinion, the number 144,000 is a metaphor to conceive the secret that peoples living like 12 tribes of Israel in the Old Testament, who observed the Ten Commandments and peoples living like 12 disciples after Jesus' teaching will live with Jesus' kingdom for thousand years after resurrection. 


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[한국어본] 
구약시대의 야훼 하나님께서는 이스라엘에 12 지파를 허락하신다. 신약시대의 예수님은 오셔서 12 제자들과 사역을 하신다. 또한 예수님 ‘부활’후에 제자 사도 요한을 통해 요한계시록으로 시온산에 어린 양 예수님과 같이 서있는 144,000 명의 이마에 하나님 아버지와 예수님의 이름이 새겨져 있다고 기록되어 있다 (요한계시록 14:1).
하나님께서는 왜 12의 상징적 숫자를 선택하셨는지에 대하여 저자는 한자에 담긴 하나님의 뜻을 다음과 같이 풀이 하였다:
12를 한자로 표시하면 十二 로, 10개를 뜻하는 십(十)자와 2개를 뜻하는 이(二)로 구성됨을 알 수 있다. 여기서 저자는 2번의 십(十)은, 구약시대에 하나님께서 모세에게 주신 십계명을, 신약시대에서는 복음의 완성인 예수님의 십자가를 의미하고, 이는 구약시대의 야훼 하나님과 신약시대의 예수님 십자가를 상징한다고 해석하였다.
이를 예수님께서 즐겨 사용하시는 은유법(metaphor)의 방식으로 이스라엘의 12지파와 예수님의 12 제자를 상징하였다고 생각 하였다.
예수님께서는 부활 후, 사도 요한을 통해, 요한계시록에서 예수님과 같이 서있는 144,000 명에 대한 언급을 하신다. 144는 12X12를 하면, 유추할 수 있는 숫자로, 구약의 12지파, 신약의 12제자의 곱셈을 통한 숫자 생성임을 알 수 있다.
숫자 1,000을 뜻하는 한자는 천(千)으로, 저자가 이미 발표한 내용처럼, 예수님 재림 후 천년왕국을 말씀하셨는데, 이는 예수님의 십자가 복음 열 십자(十)와 성령세례를 뜻하는 사선 ‘/’의 합성어로 되어 있다.
이상을 종합하면, 구약시대의 야훼 하나님의 십계명을 준행하는 이스라엘 ‘12 지파’의 삶을 살은사람들, 신약시대에 성자로 오신 예수님의 주기도문을 준행하는 ‘12 제자’들의 삶을 살은 사람들과 예수님 부활 후 성령 세례를 받은 사람들이, 천년왕국에서 예수님과 함께 있을 수 있다는 의미를 우리에게 알려주시는 의미로 숫자, 12, 1000, 144000 를 언급하셨다고 저자는 생각 한다.

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